Bring your little monsters and join us for C.O.A.R.’s annual Pumpkin Palooza this Sunday, October 30th from 1-4pm. We will have more than 20 crafts and games for kids of all ages. We will also be sending out “tours” to trick-or-treat around dorms on campus. Costumes are strongly encouraged! The event is free of charge. Please direct any questions to coarumw@gmail.com.
Dr. Cliff Edwards to Present Lecture on Vincent van Gogh
Obj. No. 83.26. Vincent Willem Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890), The Wheat Field behind St. Paul’s Hospital, St. Rémy, 1889. Oil on canvas. 9½” H x 13¼” W (24.1 cm x 33.7 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Join the UMW Galleries for “Mysteries of The Night Café: Hidden Key to the Spirituality of Vincent Van Gogh,” presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Van Gogh, Lichtenstein, Whistler: Masterpieces of World Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The lecture will be held on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. inside Combs Hall, Room 139. Admission is free. However, pre-registration is required to ensure proper seating.
Dr. Cliff Edwards, professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, explores the spirituality of one of the world’s most beloved artists, Vincent Van Gogh, through one of Western art’s most mysterious paintings, The Night Café. Enter the imagination of Van Gogh through the books he read, the art he admired, and the people with whom he identified, and arrive at startling conclusions that include a new and deeply spiritual understanding of a café after midnight and the “night prowlers” who inhabit it.
Please call the Galleries at (540) 654-1013 or e-mail Justine Geiger, Visitor Services Coordinator, at jgeiger@umw.edu to reserve your seats.
This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.
2011 Electroacoustic Barn Dance
The Department of Music at the University of Mary Washington is pleased to host the First Annual Electroacoustic Barn Dance, a three-day festival of electronic music and art, to be held Thursday, October 27 to Saturday, October 29 on the campus of UMW and Eyeclopes Gallery, 624 Charlotte Street in Fredericksburg.
This year’s festival will feature the works of 58 composers and 21 performers from across the U.S. and Great Britain, including nine students from the UMW electronic music class.
The schedule of concerts is as follows:
Concert I 10-27 8PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert II 10-28 11AM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert III 10-28 2PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session I 10-28 3:30 PM @ duPont 207
Concert IV 10-28 4:30PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert V 10-28 8:30PM @ Eyeclopes Gallery – 624 Charlotte Street
Concert VI 10-29 11AM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session II 10-29 2PM @ Pollard 213
Concert VII 10-29 3PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session III 10-29 4:30PM @ Pollard 213
Concert VIII 10-29 8PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
For more information, visit http://www.eajj.org or call (540) 654-1012.
UMW Galleries to Feature Large Scale Drawings Exhibition
Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Diver/Until Human Voices Wake Us and We Drown, 2009, graphite, acrylic and oil on birch, 84 x 120 inches. © 2009, Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Join the UMW Galleries this Thursday for our exhibition SUPER-SIZED: Large Scale Drawings in the duPont Gallery, located inside duPont Hall. The exhibition will feature works of art by seven different artists, including Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Joshua Bienko, Pat Bretano, Karen Brummund, Ray DiCapua, Dennis Jones and Ben Tolman. The free opening reception will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. in the duPont Gallery. Light refreshments will be provided.
The exhibition is intended to explore ways in which artists involved in the drawing medium employ scale in their process of creating works of art and how that use of scale affects the impact of the work. The drawings in this exhibition vary greatly in the artists’ choices of materials and methods, which range from graphite, ink or charcoal to the blade of a knife. Some of the artists combine drawing with other media, such as acrylic and oil or digital printing. Some of the work is site-specific; some incorporates text. Each speaks from a unique perspective.
Free street parking is available near the duPont Gallery on College Avenue. The exhibition will be on display in duPont Gallery until December 2, 2011. Please call us at (540) 654-1013 with any questions.
Pomp & Circumstance: Music of the Royal Wedding
On Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m., the UMW Philharmonic heralds its 2011-2012 season with “Pomp & Circumstance: Music of the Royal Wedding.” With guest artists the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg and the Capital Herald Trumpets, the orchestra will perform the music featured at the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The concert will be held in Dodd Auditorium.
Under the direction of Dr. Kevin Bartram, the Philharmonic will perform the same arrangements, in the same order from the ceremony. Featured works include “I Was Glad,” played for the Bridal Procession, “March from the Birds,” played for the Queen’s Procession and “Crown Imperial,” played for the Recessional.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $2 for students, faculty and staff with a UMW ID. To purchase tickets, visit philharmonic.umw.edu or call 654-1012. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Great Lives Student Contest
The Great Lives program is sponsoring a contest to see which student can identify the greatest number of famous faces on a display in Monroe Hall. “These are all people of the past, who will each by the subject of a biographer or historian’s lecture during our 2012 season,” said Charles J. Shields, associate director.
The Great Lives/Chappell Lecture Series features approximately 18 biographers, scholars, and historians each spring to talk about the lives of influential persons from all walks of life. The student who can identify the greatest number of famous faces on the display will have his or her choice of dinner for two at a Fredericksburg restaurant, or dinner for two with a guest speaker this spring. Entries must be submitted to Shields (cshield2@umw.edu) by Wednesday, October 26 at 5 p.m.. In case of a tie, the first entry received with the highest number of correctly identified faces will be the winner.
“This is the perfect opportunity,” said Shields, “for a student to impress someone special with his or her outstanding grasp of history.”
Eagle Business Book Club
Join the newly formed Eagle Business Book Club on Friday, November 11 at 7:30 a.m. in the Minor Board Room of the Jepson Alumni Executive Center.
The club was formed to give UMW faculty and staff an opportunity to read books that pertain to our work environment—our goal is to learn and share best practices in the workplace! To that end, each month we will read a different ‘business book’ and then discuss it.
The first book selected is a classic. Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” written in 1936, is one of the most widely read and impactful books worldwide. Pick up a copy, read it and join us on November 11 for a discussion on how we can use Carnegie’s ideas at UMW.
The Eagle Book Club Steering Committee members are Rosemary Arneson, Erma Baker, Donna Mejia, Fred Pierce, Lynne Richardson, Doug Searcy and Justin Webb. If you have specific questions, please contact a member of the Steering Committee. And we hope to see you on November 11th. Oh, and it’s BYOC (Bring Your Own Coffee)!
— Lynne Richardson, Dean, College of Business
Award-winning Author to Speak, Thursday
Dr. Stephen Solomon, 
the award-winning author of “Ellery’s Protest” and a professor at NYU, will deliver the lecture titled “God in Classroom: The Misunderstood Conflict Dividing America” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.
in the Woodard Campus Center, Red Room. The free lecture is sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, Campus Academic Resources Committee and the Department of Classics, Philosophy and Religion. For more information, contact Emile Lester at elester@umw.edu or 540/654-1146.
GLBTTQQIAAP Celebration| Stand Out! Speak Up!| (October 19-28)
STAND OUT! SPEAK UP!
If all people are to get the same opportunities and rights, then everyone must Stand Out! Speak Up! Societal norms seem to be shifting, queer rights and other GLBTTQQIAAP issues are becoming more prevalent in American politics. There have been legal victories, but there’s still a long way to travel on the road to egalitarianism. Join PRISM – People for the Rights of Sexual Minorities – and the James Farmer Multicultural Center to celebrate the courage to stand out and speak up for one’s beliefs and values.
GLBTTQQIAAP Kickoff Celebration
October 19
4-6 p.m., Ball Circle
(Rain location: Great Hall,Woodard Campus Center)
PRISM welcomes the entire campus community to share in a kickoff celebration that fuses food, live music, and fun. Read “PostSecret” style coming-out stories and be inspired by the experiences, struggles, and victories of your peers.
In this corner….. Fight for Your Rights Panel Discussion
October 20
6 p.m., Lee Hall, Room 411
Join faculty, staff, and students as they discuss the many issues facing queer students at UMW. Learn about resources and tools that encourage positive change so you’ll be equipped to Speak Up!
PRISM Prom – Rio Carnival
October 22
8 p.m., Great Hall,Woodard Campus Center
Cost: $3
(Formal attire strongly encouraged)
Standing out at the high school prom might have made for a bad memory, but the memorable PRISM Prom can help undo all that. Look great and proudly stand out while you enjoy all the prom’s trappings – music, dancing, photos, and refreshments.
Changing Time, Changing Policies?
Debate on Protected Classes
October 24
6 p.m., Lee Hall, Room 411
UMW students debate whether sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in Virginia and whether they should be included in the non-discrimination policies of Virginia’s colleges and universities. Stand out and speak up on the issues that affect your community.
GLBTTQQIAAP Cultural Celebration Keynote Performer: Andrea Gibson
October 26
7 p.m., Lee Hall, Room 411
A powerful live performer, Andrea Gibson is the winner of the 2008 Women’s World Poetry Slam and has placed third in the world on two international poetry slam stages. With Gibson, the personal is political. Her themes deconstruct gender norms, sexuality, class, patriarchy, and white-supremacist capitalist culture.
Queer Film Festival
Featuring Milk and The Birdcage
October 27
6 p.m., Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center
(For mature audiences)
Milk tells the story of American gay rights activist Harvey Milk and his struggles as the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California.
The Birdcage illustrates how standing out and speaking up can be difficult. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to their son’s request to put up a straight front when his fiancée’s anti-gay, moralistic parents come to call.
Storyteller to Perform at Belmont this Sunday
Free Program at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont:
Great Art; Great Stories: Which Came First, the Stories or the Art?
Sunday, October 16, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
African griot storyteller Bill Grimmette will present a twenty-minute performance in the Studio Pavilion. This all-ages performance will be repeated twice: once at 1:30 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m.
This program is free and includes complimentary admission to the “William H. Johnson” exhibition.
The Smithsonian Community Grant Program, funded by MetLife Foundation, is a proud sponsor of this public program. Call 540/654-1015 or visit GariMelchers.org.